FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
445 TWELFTH STREET SW
WASHINGTON DC 20554
MEDIA BUREAU
AUDIO DIVISION
APPLICATION STATUS: (202) 418-2730
HOME PAGE: www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/

ENGINEER: Dale Bickel
TELEPHONE: (202) 418-2706
FACSIMILE: (202) 418-1410
E-MAIL: dale.bickel@fcc.gov

October 20, 2015
Ms. Mindy Cohen
Albright College
13th and Bern Street
P.O. Box 15234
Reading, PA 19612
Re:

WXAC (FM), Reading, PA
Albright College
Facility Identification Number: 880
Special Temporary Authority
BESTA-20151015ABA

Dear Ms. Cohen:
This is in reference to the request filed October 15, 2015 on behalf of Albright College. Albright
College requests an extension of the April 23, 2015 Special Temporary Authority (“STA”) to
operate WXAC with temporary facilities at a new tower site, since the licensed site is no longer
available to WXAC. A construction permit application will be filed soon to make this site
change permanent.
Requests for extension of STA will be granted only where the licensee can show that one or more
of the following criteria have been met:
• Restoration of licensed facilities is complete and testing is underway;
• Substantial progress has been made during the most recent STA period toward restoration
of licensed operation; or
• No progress has been made during the most recent STA period for reasons clearly beyond
the licensee's control, and the licensee has taken all possible steps to expeditiously resolve
the problem.
Accordingly, the request for STA extension IS GRANTED. Station WXAC may continue to
operate with the following facilities on the existing tower structure:

Geographic coordinates:
Channel
Effective radiated power:
Antenna height:
above ground:
above mean sea level:
above average terrain:

40° 22´ 09˝ N, 75° 54´ 26˝ W (NAD 1927)
217A (91.3 MHz)
0.15 kilowatt (H) -- ERP is limited to this value
20 meters
149 meters
12 meters

Albright College must use whatever means are necessary to protect workers and the public from
radiofrequency exposure in excess of the Commission's exposure guidelines. See 47 CFR §
1.1310.
This authority expires on April 18, 2016.
Sincerely,

Dale Bickel
Senior Engineer
Audio Division
Media Bureau
cc: Mindy Cohen (via e-mail)

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